System for processing carcass parts
US9596868B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 28, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA22C17/0006
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system for processing carcass parts includes an overhead conveyor and a saw module comprising supporting means for interacting with a lower end portion of each incoming carcass part, the supporting means adjusting an angular position of the carcass parts as a result of the carcass parts resting at least partly on the supporting means while being conveyed by the overhead conveyor. A positioning conveyor having a plurality of spaced-apart positioning pair structures arranged below the overhead conveyor and adjacent to the supporting means receives the carcass parts from the supporting means. Each carcass part is guided into a predetermined position within the positioning pair structures and cut at a predetermined position, e.g. defined by a 360° cut through skin and muscle structures of each of the carcass parts.
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